"You Won't Be Leaving" is a song written by

Tony Hazzard Anthony "Tony" Hazzard (born 31 October 1943, Liverpool, England) is an English singer and songwriter. He has written songs for The Hollies (" Listen to Me"), Manfred Mann (" Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" and " Fox on the Run"), "Me, The Peaceful Heart ...

and performed by

Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits are an English beat, rock and pop group formed in 1964 in Manchester, originally called Herman and His Hermits and featuring lead singer Peter Noone. Produced by Mickie Most, the Hermits charted with number ones in the UK a ...

. It reached #9 in

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and #20 in the UK in 1966. It was featured on their 1967 album, ''

There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World ''There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World'' is the fifth album released by MGM Records in the US and Canada for the band Herman's Hermits. It was released in March 1967. In the UK, ''There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World'' is the band's ...

''. The song was not released as a single in the United States, but rather the

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to "You Won't Be Leaving", "

Listen People "Listen People" is a song written by Graham Gouldman and performed by Herman's Hermits. The song was produced by Mickie Most. It was featured on their 1966 album, ''Volume 2: The Best of Herman's Hermits''. It reached #1 in Canada, #3 on both the ...

", was released as the US single. The song was produced by

Mickie Most Michael Peter Hayes (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003), known as Mickie Most, was an English record producer behind scores of hit singles for acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate ...

Other versions

*The song's writer, Hazzard, also released a version of the song on his 1969 album, ''Tony Hazzard Sings Tony Hazzard''.Tony Hazzard, ''Tony Hazzard Sings Tony Hazzard''
Retrieved January 7, 2015 *Estonian pop group Optimistid made their version as early as 1967. Translated by named lyricist Heldur Karmo, it was titled "Kesköötund (Mul on tunne)" ("The Midnight Hour (I've got a feeling))". 1983 the version was covered by a group called Rock Hotel (which consists of 3 members of Optimistid). *Liverpool band The Four Originals (who had evolved out of Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers) recorded the song in 1966. Their version was released on the Viper label’s CD “Unearthed Merseybeat Vol.3” in 2005.

References

1966 songs 1966 singles Songs written by Tony Hazzard Herman's Hermits songs Song recordings produced by Mickie Most Columbia Records singles {{1960s-single-stub